Various Local Short News Notes Reach Across Counties
Mrs. Harriet Myers of Altoona had a thorn removed from her arm after twenty years at the Altoona Hospital. Mrs. C A Rex of Mauch Chunk mourns a parrot she kept for over thirty years which died after an operation in a Philadelphia hospital. Jacob I Kauffman, 76, long served as Conemaugh township school director and treasurer. The new State sanatorium at Cresson nears completion with finishing work on the east ward dining hall and administration building. Constable William Roland near Connellsville recounts a trolley car mishap when a stranger sat on his lap, breaking a set of fancy eyes. Henry Huber, of Pittston, plans to visit Germany after thirty four years. he first left the country September 11, 1872. William H Bollman of Lebanon exhibitis a 163 pound German carp caught at the water works. the fish required two hours to land and sprained his arm during retrieval.
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Harriet Myers
Altoona
Myers
C. A. Rex
Mauch Chunk
Rex
Philadelphia
Jacob I. Kauffman
Conemaugh Township
Somerset County
Big East Ward
State Sanatorium
Cresson
William Roland
Connellsville
Roland
Nohen
Henry Huber
Pittston
Germany
Huber
America
William H. Bollman
Lebanon
Bollman
Large Lumber Tract Sold Near Lebason
A 1800 acre forest tract near Lebason was sold by Archibald Rogers of New York and associates to the South Mountain Lumber Company. The deal involves a timberland reserve of 7,000,000 feet and plans for a lumber, shingle, and lath mill with about 50 workers over a decade of timber cutting. The company includes Harry M. Miller, A. I. Hartman, Edward Youtz, and William E. Schaak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archibald Rogers
New York
South Mountain Lumber Company
Rogers
Robert Coleman
Mt. Gretna A. B. Camp
Hull
Why are you so sore of that eminent millionaire
A fragment from a Pittsburgh Post line questions public ire toward a wealthy benefactor noted for some positives. The exchange hints at controversy around philanthropy and public perception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh Post
Plucky Bride of the Confederacy La Salle Pickett
A historical sketch of La Salle Corbell Pickett, wife of General George Pickett, detailing her 1863 marriage at age fifteen, wartime travels with her husband, later emigration to Canada, teaching in Montreal, and eventual rise as a writer and lecturer on the Old South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Confederacy
la Salle Corbell Pickett
George Pickett
Chautauqua and Piety in The Camp Meeting Spirit
An Iowa farmer mischaracterizes Chautauqua as less pious. The piece argues Chautauqua is highly pious in a wholespy, intellectual and spiritual sense. It rejects the idea that mirth harms virtue, claiming laughter aids moral progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Geographical Names From Early Explorers and Settlers
The article notes most Mississippi valley towns lack Indian names while many places honor European colonizers. It traces Dutch, French, Spanish and English influences in Hudson Mohawk routes northern New York Vermont Great Lakes Mississippi and coastal California to reflect settler roots and loyalties.
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Rachel
Mississippi Valley
New York
Vermont
Great Lakes
Mississippi
Louisiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Montana
Idaho
Mexico
California
Pacific Coast
Union
Pittsburgress
The Frugal Arabs Lay Rice and Dates Life Scheme
The piece describes an Arab daily routine based on two meals of bread and dates. Camels are loaded at dawn and travel for hours before a morning meal, then continue until late afternoon for the night halt. Supper is warm bread with onion or dates, bread is baked in ashes, and coffee is served in small cups after the feast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arabia
Chicago News
Inconvenient Piano Before Sultan Leads to Backsheesh
Leopold de Meyer of Dresden, famed pianist, was summoned to Constantinople to play before the sultan. A grand piano borrowed from an Austrian secretary arrived with three legs. the sultan ordered the legs removed and the instrument laid flat. The pianist performed squatting on a mat, pedals unavailable, and the sultan rewarded him with over $5,000 in backsheesh.
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Leopold de Meyer
Dresden
Constantinople
Legation
Early Morning Lesson Ends With Robins Insight
A University of Michigan instructor, Moses Colt Tyler, calls roll at eight in the morning. No students answer, prompting a quip that robins are early risers. Tyler later becomes a Cornell history professor, showing a playful moment in a gray hour. Also notes on ancient stirrups and horseshoeing in early epochs.
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University of Michigan
Mr. Robbins
Mr. Hobbins
Robins
Moses Colt Tyler
Cornell
Prohibitionist Jibes Spark Exchange About Wisdom
An exchange contrasts a proud fool with a conservative friend and a sharp remark about wisdom. The impetuous speaker calls the man proud of his stupidity while the other deflects, reframing the critique as a thirst for wisdom.
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Lebason
Lee
Lincoln
Pickett Wa
Montreal
Grant
General le
General Pickett
Geo. B. Pickett
Aids
Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical
Golden Medical Discovery
Nature
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo, N.Y
Geographical
Tarentum
William the Conqueror
Wagland
London Graphic
Zee
la France
Paris
Kabe
E. Main St
Lititz Pa
Captain Hobson
Henry W. Wilbur
Wm. T. Ellis
Paul Pearson
Wm. H. Berry
Mrs. Pickett
The
Lancaster Trust Co
Queen St
Lancaster, Pa
BOS
J. AY Srown
B. Tone
Ficers
John Herizler
John D. Skiles
Herbert C. Miller
C. 8
Mellinger
John 8. Graybill
W. A. Henset
H.W. Hartman
John Hertzler
John A. Nacman
John B. Miller S. &. Breneman
J. H. Weaver
North Broad ST
Joseph Dreifus
S. M. Hubert
East Main Street
Decker and
Janssen
Boar & Long’s Coal and Lumber Yard
Lititz
W. F. Groff
Ind
A. H. Kreider
W. Vine ST
Lancaster
C.N. Derr
S. M. Huber
F. M. Bowman
Rothsville
Aete
A. R. Keller
Lititz, Penna
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